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30-Day Photography Challenge

Summary

Transform your everyday into art with this 30-DAY PHOTOGRAPHY CHALLENGE packed with simple daily prompts to improve your camera skills, composition, and creativity. Using any camera (phone, DSLR, mirrorless, or drone), you'll learn how to see light, shape, and storytelling opportunities in the places you already live, work, and train. Each day's mini assignment takes around 20 minutes and helps you build a confident, consistent photography habit you can share on social media or turn into a polished portfolio.What this class is• A practical 30-day prompt-led challenge focused on composition, light, and storytelling rather than technical jargon.• Suitable for beginners through to experienced shooters who want structure, accountability, and fresh ideas.• Ideal if you're doing a 365 project, building a social media library, or reigniting your creative spark.What you will learnBy the end of the challenge, students will:• See everyday scenes differently by using creative perspectives like worm's eye view and bird's eye view.• Understand how to work with light, shadows, reflections, silhouettes, and lens flare to create more atmospheric images.• Improve composition using leading lines, negative space, frame-within-a-frame, depth layers, circles, and symmetry.• Capture motion with techniques such as freezing action, motion blur, and panning for dynamic duathlon or street images.• Develop a consistent visual style using simple colour choices, black-and-white edits, and basic DaVinci Resolve tweaks.• Build a small, curated portfolio from the best images created during the 30 days.Daily prompt journeyAcross the 30 days, you will:• Explore point of view: worm's eye view (Day 1), self-portrait angles (Day 7), bird's eye view (Day 19).• Focus on texture and detail: favourite textures (Day 2), food textures (Day 11), imperfection beauty (Day 29).• Play with light and shadow: shadows and patterns (Day 4), reflections (Day 5), black & white drama (Day 12), lens flare sunsets (Day 22), silhouettes (Day 23), night long exposure (Day 28).• Practice composition tools: leading lines (Day 8), negative space (Day 9), bokeh magic (Day 10), circles & symmetry (Day 18), frame within frame (Day 25), depth layers (Day 24).• Tell stronger stories: joy in motion (Day 3), hygge comfort (Day 6), hope symbols (Day 15), music vibes (Day 20), emotion faceless (Day 21), color explosions (Day 27).Who this class is forThis class is perfect for:• Beginners who want a structured 30-day photography challenge to learn the basics of composition, light, and storytelling.• Intermediate photographers and 365-project shooters who feel stuck and want fresh prompts, accountability, and portfolio-worthy images.• Content creators, runners, and duathletes who want to document training, everyday life, and local adventures in a more intentional, cinematic way.